Federal Tax Policy at a Crossroads (click to download PDF)

The United States Congress is currently considering what action to take regarding a range of income tax cuts that were enacted at the behest of President George W. Bush in 2001 and 2003, and which are currently scheduled to expire at the end of the current calendar year, 2010. Most media coverage of this debate has focused on whether or not the portions of those tax cuts that are specifically targeted at the wealthiest two to three percent of taxpayers should be allowed to expire as President Obama is recommending.

Three Proposals to Pay for Health Care Reform without Hurting Struggling Families in New York (click to download PDF).

Health care reform can save us all money in the long-run by bringing all Americans into the health insurance system and rooting out the inefficiencies that drive up costs. But to make that happen, Congress will first need to raise revenue to finance an overhauled health care system.

Three Proposals to Pay for Health Care Reform without Hurting Struggling Families in New York (click to download PDF).

Health care reform can save us all money in the long-run by bringing all Americans into the health insurance system and rooting out the inefficiencies that drive up costs. But to make that happen, Congress will first need to raise revenue to finance an overhauled health care system.

We Must Invest in New York’s Future (click to download PDF)

New York families are facing unmet needs in the areas of education, health care, and energy policy. As a step toward addressing these needs, this report proposes a new plan to Invest in New York’s Future. This set of bold new investments will help all New Yorkers achieve opportunity and prosperity in the globally competitive, knowledge-based economy of the 21st Century.

Bush Privatization Plan Could Devastate New York’s Economy (click to download PDF)

The Bush Social Security privatization plan could take $33 to $55 billion out of the state’s economy. It could also plunge at least 332,000 New York seniors into poverty or destroy Social Security as the broad-based social insurance program on which millions of New Yorkers rely.